Before (end of 1999) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 17 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2000) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 16 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Central1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| E. Garside | Labour | 328 |
| J. Grainger | PP | 260 |
| W Palmer | Conservative | 150 |
Dalton North1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| E Wilkinson | Conservative | 465 |
| L Sherman | Labour | 334 |
| T Weall | PP | 200 |
| J Young | Liberal Democrats | 90 |
Dalton South1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| Dent. J. | Conservative | 439 |
| R. Wyborn | Labour | 290 |
| M. Rothery | PP | 150 |
| H. Young | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
Hawcoat1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| P Clafton | Conservative | 1,084 |
| S Groundwater | Labour | 264 |
Hindpool1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| D. Charlton | Labour | 430 |
| Rosemarie Hamezeian | PP | 314 |
| D. English | Conservative | 149 |
Newbarns1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| R Maltman | Conservative | 717 |
| M. Derbyshire | Labour | 306 |
| D Davies | PP | 160 |
Ormsgill1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| M. Edmonds | PP | 343 |
| P. Todd | Labour | 333 |
| D. Bell | Conservative | 208 |
Risedale1 seat
| T. Waiting | Labour | 396 ✓ |
| Alexander Dacre | PP | 271 |
| Sheppard A-M. | Conservative | 238 |
Roosecote1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| R. Guselli | Conservative | 729 |
| W. Heywood | Labour | 395 |
Walney North1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| A. Callister | Labour | 536 |
| A. Rothery | Conservative | 284 |
| W. Tucker | PP | 200 |
Walney South1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| J. Murphy | Labour | 588 |
| D. Roberts | Conservative | 406 |
| P. Rigg | PP | 195 |